Pretty much every client that has worked with me, ends up eating more food than they were originally, whilst at the same time losing body fat, and gaining some muscle in the process.

How on earth is this humanly possible if they are consuming more calories? Well my friends, that is a very good question, and one that I am going to answer as simply as possible......... Let's put foods into two major categories for simplicity's sake:

(The second list might look familiar to most people, and I am sure is considered to be the so called 'Norm')

When it comes to losing weight, or weight loss, there is a simple maths element that in theory should work in your bid to beat the bulge.

Whole Foods v Processed Foods

If your body needs to use e.g. 2500 calories per day to function, then consuming 2000 calories per day every day, you should lose weight, regardless of where those calories come from

Do this every day for two weeks, and you will be in calorie deficit of 7000 calories

Theoretically, this should work. However, the source of the foods you consume have a huge part to play in how they react within your body, and ultimately, in your quest to lose some body fat, and here's why:

Whole Foods

Digested slower

Your body needs more energy/calories to break whole foods down

The body takes more nutrients from real, whole foods

Allows you to eat more quality foods

Leave you feeling fuller for longer

Keeps blood sugar/insulin levels lower

Helps with long-term weight management

Better for your long-term health

Processed Foods

Digested quickly by the body

Takes less effort/energy/calories to break down the foods

Usually void of nutrients, so the body takes little from the food

Leads to feelings of hunger, and over-eating

Elevates blood sugar/insulin levels

Leads to low energy levels

Over time leads to excessive weight gain

Bad for your long-term health

Whole Foods are exactly as it says, they come from their natural, whole source, and your body needs to work hard to break down those foods, taking the goodness from them, keeping your blood sugar levels at a lower level, and making the most of what, whole foods have to offer.

Processed Foods on the other hand, have already been broken down (processed), are usually void of nutrients, and your body doesn't need to work too hard to break these foods down, as it's partially done for you. This is why you tend to feel hungry pretty soon after eating something processed/simple, and not to mention a huge crash in your energy levels.